Instructional Broadcast Resources for K-12

There are over 350 ITV series in all curricula areas and for varying grade levels. Descriptions of these free resources can be accessed in the online ITV Resources book.

For example: Project Discovery is an interactive field trip produced by ITV with ETV that allows students to visit places and talk to experts and historians around our state. On October 5, 2005 Project Discovery will visit the SC State Museum to highlight the new exhibit, Norman Rockwell’s America. Students will have the opportunity to call in toll free from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. to talk to the museum’s lead curators of art and history. One of the main focuses will be Rockwell’s creation of “The Four Freedoms,” which he did in 1941 after hearing President Roosevelt speak. Designed for students in grades 3-12, this program will not only showcase the art, but talk about history and how students create their own art every day.
(NOTE: To find out the new ITV offerings for each month, check the ITV Update posted online at the ITV Web site www.itv.myetv.org. This publication is sent to all media specialists and principals as well as posted online by the 25th of the preceding month.)


2005-06 ITV Resources Book
www.itv.myetv.org/2005book

Contact: Ken DeBerry, ITV
kdeberry@scetv.org or 803-737-3273

Monthly ITV Update
www.itv.myetv.org/updthome.htm

Contact: Bette Jamison, ITV
bjamison@scetv.org or 803-737-2116

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StreamlineSC

Provided by ETV in partnership with the State Department of Education and the K-12 Technology Initiative, StreamlineSC is the new video-on-demand service that is free for educators and students. This is just a new way to deliver instructional video-based content that teachers can access easily.

For example: With over 290 ITV and ETV titles in addition to the United Streaming content, this resource is searchable by standards and subject. There is also a library of photographs to access for presentations. There is a lot of content for the study of our state. Detective Bonz and the SC History Mystery, designed for 3rd grade, and Conversations with Dr. Walter Edgar, designed for 8th grade, are both easily accessible in StreamlineSC as well as broadcast in the ITV schedule. And, programming highlighting the history and restoration of the State House can be found also!

StreamlineSC
etv.streamlinesc.org

Contacts:

Donna Thompson, SCETV
dthompson@scetv.org or 800-277-3245

Dianne Gregory, ITV
dgregory@scetv.org or 803-737-3281

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Instant Replay

The content professionals at the State Department of Education work with ITV to produce special professional development programs on a monthly, bi-monthly or quarterly basis. These programs do NOT offer credit, but are important informational and training opportunities for educators.
These programs are provided FREE!

For example: Three programs in the Assessment Information Overview series, coordinated by Dr. Christy Schneider in SDE’s Office of Assessment, will be block fed this month and repeat one a month in the ITV schedule. Testing Task Force Recommendations, Performance Level Descriptors and NCS Mentor for PACT and HSAP are also streamed in Instant Replay so educators have continual access to this valuable content.
(NOTE: For complete information on these programs, check the ITV Update for September 2005, page 30, accessed at www.itv.myetv.org.)

Instant Replay
www.knowitall.org/instantreplay

Technical Contact: Mimi Wortham-Brown, SCETV
mbrown@scetv.org or 803-737-3348
Content: Bette Jamison, ITV
bjamison@scetv.org or 803-737-2116

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ITV Recertification Courses

ITV offers six different three-hour courses (60 points) and 12 different one-hour courses (20 points) for renewal credit. These are provided for a nominal fee and video lessons are broadcast in the ITV schedule or tapes are provided for facilitation of the content.

For example: The twelve one-hour courses are based on the Annenberg/CPB content, which is excellent. Science in Focus, The Science of Teaching Science and Essential Science for Teachers are just three of the offerings that include courses in the arts, economics, geography, writing and literature. Teachers can access these easily and only have to travel to Columbia for the initial face-to-face meeting.

ITV Recertification Courses
www.itv.myetv.org/recertification.htm

Contact: Bonnie McMurray, ITV
mcmurray@scetv.org or 803-737-3350

ITV Courses Based on Annenberg Content Can Be Used for
School/District Professional Development

The ITV recertification courses that ITV developed using the Annenberg content video lessons have been approved through the State Department of Education for one-hour credit each or 20 points each. These 12 courses are excellent content that can assist your administrators in providing FREE professional development for teachers, especially new teachers.
For a minimal fee, recertification credit is provided through ITV’s facilitation of each course, but schools have rights to use the content free of charge by recording the lessons when they are broadcast. And, ITV will provide one packet of guide materials free of charge to any principal who requests them directly or makes their request through their media specialist to ITV. Then, your school can use these video lessons and materials for professional development with no cost to the school or district. At a time when travel expenses are a problem, this could be valuable to your school.
Four newer courses will be broadcast during October in the ITV schedule. Check your upcoming October edition of the ITV Update for “Block Feed Schedule.” However, your local DELC probably has all these ITV Recertification Course lessons on tape so please contact them for assistance. Find your local DELC listing in the back of the ITV Link, the Educator's Guide to ITV Resouces.
Again, if certificate renewal credit (one-hour credit or 20 points) is desired, participants must register online through ITV and pay the $35 fee per course. But, if your schools administration wishes to use these materials for professional development only, ITV is happy to provide them in the manner described above.
Go the ITV Web site www.itv.myetv.org to access registration information if credit is desired. Look for bullet “ITV Recertification Courses.”
For more information or to request materials contact Bonnie McMurray, Program Coordinator in ITV, mcmurray@scetv.org or 803-737-3350 or toll free 877-885-5272.